Pittsburgh,
PA – David Johnson was arrested at 11:30 am this morning on outstanding
Federal and local charges by the Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force (WPAFTF).
Johnson, age 27, had evaded arrest since being charged by the McKees Rocks
Police Department on January 20, 2014, for Possession with Intent to Deliver
a Controlled substance and Prohibited Acts.

These charges arose from an incident occurring earlier that date when McKees
Rocks police officers recovered approximately 8,000 stamp bags of heroin,
approximately $18,000.00 U.S. currency, drug packaging materials and a money
counting machine after they responded to a report of a home invasion at his
McKees Rocks residence.

Johnson was also wanted pursuant to a federal arrest
warrant charging him with violating his probation for the underlying offense
of Distribution of Cocaine (Crack).

Johnson was last known to reside in McKees Rocks and was
known to frequent the West End section of Pittsburgh and the Coraopolis
areas. Task Force Officers developed information leading them to a residence
in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Pittsburgh. Johnson initially denied
his identity and presented fraudulent identification in an attempt to avoid
capture. Johnson was taken into custody without further incident and
transported to the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.

The Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force is comprised
of officers from the U.S. Marshals Service, Pennsylvania State Police,
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police,
Allegheny County Sheriffs, and Westmoreland County Sheriff’s. The WPAFTF is
also supported by the United States Attorney’s Office and is coordinated by
the U.S. Marshals Service for the Western District of Pennsylvania.